The Mammoth Book of Sudoku: 400 New Puzzles - The Biggest and Best Collection of Sudoku Ever [Paperback]

Nathan Haselbauer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2005

Here's the biggest and most exciting book of sudoku puzzles ever compiled. Over 400 new puzzles designed to satisfy all levels from beginner to expert are featured, with all kinds of challenges, all levels of difficulty, and more varieties of number-placement (and letter-placement) puzzles than any other collection available.

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About the Author

Nathan Haselbauer is the founder of the International High IQ Society and confirmed sudoku
addict.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Running Press (October 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786717564
• ISBN-13: 978-0786717569
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Sudoku
  • #10 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Crosswords

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

86 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best sudoku books i've found so far, November 7, 2005

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jobita smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Sudoku: 400 New Puzzles - The Biggest and Best Collection of Sudoku Ever (Paperback)

I love Sudoku. I went to Barns and Nobles and found about 25 different books and I went through them all, and picked this one because you get 400 puzzles that range from super easy to extremely hard. Also, there are different types of Sudoku puzzles that I didn't see in the other books that are really challenging. some puzzles use 9 letter words instead of numbers; some use shapes; one uses a fragmented LCD font and not only do u have to solve the Sudoku, but the extra challenge is thinking the number is something it isn't. There are also logi-place puzzles where instead of a cube it uses different shapes...much more challenging. There are also monster sudokus with 16 columns instead of the regular 9. There are also other types of Sudoku puzzles. So if you're getting tired of the regular 9 column ones or if you're up for a real challenge then you NEED to get this Sudoku book.

Sometimes I like a challenge and sometimes I want something simple. This book has it all. It's the best i have found so far. 11-7-05

54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just Simple Su Doku, November 28, 2005

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Sudoku: 400 New Puzzles - The Biggest and Best Collection of Sudoku Ever (Paperback)

Su Doku is a Japanese logic puzzle where rows, columns and regions must contain a certain number of digits only once. Su Doku has risen in popularity and an almost alarming rate and as such has been targeted by many variations. In a typical Su Doku puzzle, number digits appear only once in each row, column and region. These vary from the simple 4X4 grid to mammoth 16X16 monsters. But there are more variations awaiting the dedicated puzzler.

Although this book does not contain the variation dubbed Killer Su Doku, it contains many others as well as related puzzles.

The book begins with simple 4X4 puzzle grids and moves up through 6X6 and 9X9 to 16X16. Many of these puzzles will use letters from a word or symbols instead of the tradition numerals. Some even change the shape of the regions adding a new twist. We also have Samurai grids with five overlapping 6X6 grids. After that there are Slitherlink puzzles where you box in numbers following clues to how may sides are fenced in. Next there is Patchwork which works like Su Doku but has no region and uses a handful of clues relating specific boxes to one another like in a classic logic puzzle. As if that wasn't enough, there is also kakro which looks like a crossword puzzle but with clue showing what the rows and columns add up to. Finally there are the Super Su Doku that follow the standard 9X9 grid and are supposed to be tough.

All in all this is a fascinating book with good examples of standard Su Doku puzzles with some nice variations thrown in to keep things fresh and fun. An excellent all-around Su Doku puzzle book.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not overly pleased, May 1, 2006

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M. Hecker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Sudoku: 400 New Puzzles - The Biggest and Best Collection of Sudoku Ever (Paperback)

I gave this a 3 simply because you get a lot of puzzles for your money however, there are far too many puzzles that are way too easy. And I'm no expert - I can't even do the really hard ones yet and I thought there were too many super easy ones. I would have liked to see a few more of the 400 devoted to puzzles that your average solver might find fun to solve. Fun to challenging.